Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusTelacanthura (Dark Spinetails)
- SpeciesTelacanthura ussheri (Mottled Spinetail)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Little Swift
Apus affinis
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
Sabine's Spinetail
Rhaphidura sabini
Horus Swift
Apus horus
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Common Swift
Apus apus
African Swift
Apus barbatus
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Cassin's Spinetail
Neafrapus cassini
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Spinetail in Kibale National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mottled Spinetail sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Spinetail in Kibale National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Spinetail in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.